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Latitude: 52.2734 / 52°16'24"N
Longitude: 1.1661 / 1°9'57"E
OS Eastings: 616101
OS Northings: 268642
OS Grid: TM161686
Mapcode National: GBR VLJ.FN1
Mapcode Global: VHL9V.5490
Plus Code: 9F4375F8+9C
Entry Name: Rishangles War Memorial
Listing Date: 28 August 2018
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1458935
ID on this website: 101458935
Location: Rishangles, Mid Suffolk, IP23
County: Suffolk
District: Mid Suffolk
Civil Parish: Rishangles
Traditional County: Suffolk
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Suffolk
Tagged with: War memorial
War memorial. Erected, following the First World War, in 1920 by E E Saunders of Ipswich. A further inscription was added after the Second World War.
War memorial. Erected, following the First World War, in 1920 by E E Saunders of Ipswich. A further inscription was added after the Second World War.
MATERIALS: Carved from limestone.
DESCRIPTION: The memorial is situated just inside the entrance to the churchyard of the former Church of St Margaret, now known as Rishangles Old Church, where it faces the churchyard gate. It comprises a 1.8m-high memorial stone with a moulded plinth and moulded capping stone, which rests on a rectangular stone base. The front face of the memorial is inscribed with incised lettering IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE BRAVE MEN/ FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914–1918/ (3 NAMES)/ 1939–1945/ (2 NAMES).
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.
One such memorial was raised at Rishangles as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by three members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was erected by E E Saunders of Ipswich and unveiled on 20 June 1920 by renowned Suffolk cider maker and four-time FA Cup finalist, J B Chevallier. The names of two parishioners who fell during the Second World War were subsequently added to the memorial. The Church of St Margaret (Grade II*-listed, List Entry 1032380) in whose churchyard the memorial stands, was deconsecrated and sold in the 1970s before being converted to a residential property in 1986 - 1987. The property is now known as Rishangles Old Church.
Rishangles War Memorial, erected in 1920 in the churchyard of the former Church of St Margaret, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Historic interest:
* as a poignant reminder of the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made during the First and Second World Wars.
Group value:
* with the Grade II* -listed former Church of St Margaret.
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